Blast victim's family asks for privacy

Burglars break into home

ATLANTA (CNN) -- The woman killed by the pipe bomb blast
early Saturday in Centennial Olympic Park had come to
participate in the Olympic Games from a rural city three
hours south of Atlanta.

Alice Hawthorne, a 44-year-old Albany, Georgia, woman, was
visiting the park as a tourist when she suffered fatal
injuries from the explosion. Her 14-year-old daughter,
Fallon Stubbs, was listed in stable condition Saturday in
Atlanta's Georgia Baptist Hospital.

The family received more disheartening news Sunday.
Hawthorne's home was broken into while her husband was in
Atlanta making funeral arrangements. The assailants smashed a
window to get inside and then allegedly stole the family's
television and video recorder.

Hawthorne's family asked for restraint from the media.

"As we are trying to cope with the loss of our loved one,
this is a very difficult thing to do, please understand and
honor our request to handle our grief in privacy at this
time," a written statement from the family said. "Thank you
for your cooperation."

"Fallon is recovering very well from her injuries and
surgery, and should be released within the next 24 to 48
hours," the family said. "We appreciate all the prayers,
calls and love shown by everyone."

Fallon, who celebrated her birthday Wednesday, underwent
surgery to remove metal fragments from her arm and leg. Her
doctor said she should completely recover.

Hawthorne, who worked as a cable television company
receptionist in Albany, died at the scene of the explosion.

A Turkish television cameraman, Melih Uzunyol, died of a
heart attack while running to film the aftermath of the
explosion.